CV WRITING & OTHERS

Hossam Mohammed Elkholy

President Of SPWLA

Mar, 2015, Al-Azhar University

Agenda

• C.V./ Resume

• Introduction

• Content

• Example

• Job Application

• Introduction

• Common Questions

• Cover Letter

• Introduction

• Content

• Example

Introduction

• C.V./ Resume/ Life Story.

• The 1st step in building your future career.

• Job/ Scholarship.

• Focus, search for your skills and capabilities.

• Upgrade yourself and update your C.V.

• Be honest and accurate.

• Do it by yourself and make each word count.

• Be professional and take your time in formatting; fonts, bullets, …

• Recent comes first.

Introduction

• Don’t write (unless they asked for):

• Your Religion

• Your Gender!!

• Your Marital Status

• Your Date and Place of Birth

• Your Nationality

• The ‘I’ word

• Too much

• Photo

Introduction

• Use these words (if you want):

• Adaptable, Ambitious, Assertive, Achieved, Ability, Conscientious,

Committed, Careful, Determined, Diligent, Dynamic, Dependable,

Decisive, Energetic, Empathetic, Ethical, Expressive, Eager, Focussed,

Flexible, Good, Hard working, Independent, Inspiring, Initiative,

Initiator, Intuitive, Logical, Motivated, Motivational, Patient,

Persistent, Resilient, Reliable, Self motivated, Willing, Versatile,

Calm, …

Content

There is nothing called

“Standard C.V.”

Content

• Contact Details

• Objective

• Personal Profile

• Education

• Work Experience

• Internships

• Activities

• Voluntary Activities

• Awards and Scholarships

• Skills

• Interests

• Research: conducted research on …

• References; it depends!!

• “References furnished upon request.”

Experience

Activities

Content, Contact Details

Hossam Mohammed Elkholy

Teeto-Tooto@yahoo.com

33 AAA St., AAA, AAA,

Cairo, 55555, Egypt

Mobile: (+20) 1111 1111 Phone: (+20) 2 1111 1111

Content, Objective

• Seeking a challenging opportunity with multi-national

organization that applies and further develops my

experience and interpersonal skills while developing my

background.

• Geologist, seeking the right place for …

• Geophysicist.

• Full of enthusiasm to achieve my target of being …

Content, Education

• M. Sc., Drilling, Cairo University – July 2013.

• B. Sc., Science , Al –Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt – expected: April 2005

• Rank:

• Overall Grade:

• Graduation Project:

• Main Modules/ Course!!

• Other Courses:

• “Reservoir Evaluation Using Electric Open Hole Tools” workshop, Al-Azhar University - July 28th, 2015.

• Thanaweya Amma, Science Section, AAA School, Cairo, Egypt, 2011

• Overall Grade: 11%, Math: C, English: C !!

Content, Work Experience

• Shell Egypt, Cairo, Egypt – Nov 12th, 2007 till Present;

• Production Geologist.

• To assist in the field supervision and quality control of ...

• Supervision of ….

• Achieved ...

Content, Internship

• Khalda Co. (Field Training), Cairo, Egypt – Oct 2nd,2004 to

Nov 3rd, 2004.

• Got to know the main components of the rig.

• Dealing with the mud engineer mud logger and wire-line engineer.

• Had an idea about exploration and development processes.

• Realizing the meaning of team work.

Content, Activities

• Resala Association Member ID#AAA since 2222:

• Helping …

• Collecting …

• SPWLA (Socity of Petrophysis and Well logging Analysis) Member, ID#AAA since 2013

• “The Schlumberger Scholarship Awards” - April 2005.

Content, Skills

• Linguistic Skills:

• Arabic, The mother tongue.

• English, Excellent in both writing and speaking.

• “General English” course, AUC (American University in Cairo) - AAA to

AAA.

• TOEFL.ITP Certificate, score AAA – July AAA, 2009.

• Computer skills:

• ICDL certificate; verified using MS. Office programs (Windows,

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Internet) and IT

fundamentals – AAA, 2007.

• Possess a driving license.

Example

C.V. Example

Job Application, Introduction

• The same idea of C.V.

• Very common in the international companies like Exxon, Shell, Bg, Bp, Chevron, Schlumberger, Halliburton, …

• Read carefully about the company activity before starting anything.

• It includes some H.R. questions.

• If you don’t understand the question, it’s important to ask!!

Job Application, Common Questions

• Why do you want to work for AAA?

• Why have you selected this particular role?

• What helped you make this decision?

• Please list the main modules and projects you have taken, listing any results where known.

• please list any projects or research undertaken and give details of papers published.

• At AAA a great deal of work is done in project teams - tell us about a time when you worked in a team. What was your role? What challenges did you face? Pay attention to how you influenced the outcome and operated as an effective team member.

Job Application, Common Questions

• On the Graduate Development Programme you are given real responsibility from day one and each placement is what you make of it - describe a recent situation where you have demonstrated initiative and motivation. Think about when you have acted to improve, change or develop something.

• AAA operates in a challenging global environment, across different cultures - tell us about a time when you have used your influencing skills to achieve a specific aim. Think about how you approached the issue, what you actually did and how you affected the outcome.

• Please list any other skills (e.g. computer skills), Additional Qualifications, Professional Memberships, Scholarships or Awards.

Mail

Subject

Intro.&Topic

Thanks&Signature

Cover Letter, Contents

• A line of attention.

• A reason of writing.

• How you can add value to the company.

• Tell the reader that you will follow up soon.

Cover Letter, Example PETRONAS Corporate.

Dear Hiring Manager,

I hope this mail finds you well, My professor dr.folan recommended I contact you concerning my desire to work for your company as a geophysicist. I like your company and I like what you do as a pioneer company in exploration and production of petroleum being one of the FORTUNE GLOBAL 500's largest corporations in the world. I have separate experience working as a trainee in both service companies, ………………….. In my college I major in Geophysics and will graduate by April, 2003. I would like to get an opportunity to talk further. I will follow up soon, in hopes of arranging a time to meet.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

(Your name).

(Your address),

Cairo, your postal code,

Egypt.

Cellular No.

E-mail:

THANK YOU SPWLA Team

Hossam Elkholy

Thank You • SPWLA Team

Hossam Elkholy